Erroneous measurement of haemodynamic parameters by PiCCO™ monitor in a critically ill patient with renal replacement therapy: a case report

doi:10.1186/cc4911

Critical Care
Volume 10
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Erroneous measurement of haemodynamic parameters by PiCCO™ monitor in a critically ill patient with renal replacement therapy: a case report

Antonio Martínez-Simón , Pablo Monedero and Elena Cacho-Asenjo

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Clinica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

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Critical Care 2006, 10:410doi:10.1186/cc4911


Published:	27 April 2006

See related review by Boldt, http://ccforum.com/content/6/1/52

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The PiCCO™ monitor (Pulsion Medical System, Melsungen, Hessen, Germany) has become an alternative method of haemodynamic invasive monitoring for the critically ill patient. The determination of the continuous cardiac output by arterial pulse contour analysis requires the periodic calibration of the monitor. This calibration is performed by the injection of a bolus of 15-20 ml cold saline through a central line catheter [1-3].